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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Joey and Jesse Buss buy into the San Diego Padres while fighting their sister over the Lakers Thu Aug 27 19:33:34 2026

Two of Jerry Buss's sons have purchased a minority stake in the San Diego Padres through their own investment firm, even as their sister Jeanie Buss fights to block the family's remaining share in the Los Angeles Lakers from being sold. Joey and Jesse Buss, the youngest siblings in the Buss family dynasty, reached a […] The post Joey and Jesse Buss buy into the San Diego Padres while fighting their sister over the Lakers appeared first on American Almanac .

Two of Jerry Buss's sons have purchased a minority stake in the San Diego Padres through their own investment firm, even as their sister Jeanie Buss fights to block the family's remaining share in the Los Angeles Lakers from being sold. Joey and Jesse Buss, the youngest siblings in the Buss family dynasty, reached a deal to acquire roughly 5% of the Padres through Buss Sports Capital, the venture they launched in September 2025. The brothers will also sit on the new Padres ownership group's advisory board, joining controlling owners Kwanza Jones and Jose E. Feliciano, who purchased the franchise at an MLB-record $3.9 billion valuation . MLB owners unanimously approved that sale on August 17. The Padres deal marks the brothers' first major…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - From a 600-foot tunnel to a $12 billion Lakers deal: how the Kushner family built two separate fortunes Sat Aug 15 17:03:52 2026

Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger emerged this week as co-leaders of a group buying the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12 billion, the latest milestone in a three-generation family rise that began with Holocaust survivors building modest homes in New Jersey. The deal caps a remarkable stretch for the younger Kushner […] The post From a 600-foot tunnel to a $12 billion Lakers deal: how the Kushner family built two separate fortunes appeared first on American Almanac .

Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger emerged this week as co-leaders of a group buying the Los Angeles Lakers for more than $12 billion, the latest milestone in a three-generation family rise that began with Holocaust survivors building modest homes in New Jersey. The deal caps a remarkable stretch for the younger Kushner brother, whose venture-capital firm Thrive Capital now manages roughly $25 billion and whose personal fortune Forbes pegs at $5.2 billion. His older brother Jared, meanwhile, runs a separate investment firm out of Miami that was managing more than $5.4 billion by September 2025. Both men are billionaires. Neither inherited his wealth from the other's enterprise. And the family story that produced them starts not…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy the Lakers for a record $12.5 billion — but questions follow the deal Fri Aug 14 16:59:43 2026

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner have purchased the Los Angeles Lakers at a record-shattering $12.5 billion valuation, a deal that closed faster than most people buy a car. The pair unveiled the acquisition Wednesday morning after what Iger described as a 72-hour negotiation sprint. They bought the majority stake from […] The post Bob Iger and Josh Kushner buy the Lakers for a record $12.5 billion — but questions follow the deal appeared first on American Almanac .

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and venture capitalist Josh Kushner have purchased the Los Angeles Lakers at a record-shattering $12.5 billion valuation, a deal that closed faster than most people buy a car. The pair unveiled the acquisition Wednesday morning after what Iger described as a 72-hour negotiation sprint. They bought the majority stake from Mark Walter, a billionaire whose corporate empire is currently the subject of a federal investigation, and who held the team for barely more than a year before flipping it at a $2.5 billion markup. The deal still requires approval from the NBA's Board of Governors, a process Breitbart noted could take several weeks. That timeline alone should raise eyebrows. Walter took control of the Lakers from…Open

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Los Angeles Lakers to be sold to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger in $12.5 billion deal Wed Aug 12 16:20:28 2026

The current owner, Mark Walter, purchased a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family last year for what was at the time a record-breaking valuation of approximately $10 billion.